Vav
“The chastisement
Of my people
Has been greater
Than the punishment
Of Sodom.
It was overthrown
In a moment,
Even though
No hand
Was laid on it.”
This author compares the punishment of Jerusalem to that of the city of Sodom in Genesis, chapter 19, which seemed to resonate in the Israelite imagination. In fact, the punishment to the people of Jerusalem during this siege was worse than that of Sodom, because this punishment was lingering and not quick. This verse starts with the Hebrew consonant letter Vav in this acrostic poem.
